Stovepipe-support.



A. C. LESLIE.

STOVEPIPE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION HLED SEPT. 14, 1915.

1,191,802. Patented July 18, 1916.

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ALEXANDER o. LESLIE, or HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF To EDW RD GUTI-IRIE, or HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, rain.

Application filed September 14, 1915. Serial No. 50,680.

To all whom it 171 ag concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDER C. LEsLIE, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Hallettsville, inthe county of Lavaca and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stovepipe-Sup ports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stove pipe supports, and

the principal object of the invention is to provide a novel means for holding a stove pipe in an upright position and preventing the same from becoming accidentally disarrang'ed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means for attaching the stove pipe rigidly to the stove to avoid danger of loosening the pipe and permitting the soot to fall from the interior thereof about the room in which the stove is used.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device consisting of a base provided with a plurality of standards at spaced intervals around the stove pipe, reinforcing wires extending between the standards and securing means at the upper ends of the standards to attach the same to the ceiling or roof of the building in which the device is used.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a view illustrating 1ny 1m proved stove pipe support in use, and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the lower part of the support.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral .1 designates a portion of a stove of the usual construction, while the numeral 2 designates the ceiling of the building through which the stove pipe extends.

3 designates the top of the stove provided with the usual downturned flange, and the numeral 1 designates as an entirety the stove pipe support. This stove pipe support above referred to, designated generally by the numeral 4, comprises the base member 5 formed of a strip of material, the central portion 6 of which is provided with parallel sides forming a substantially square portion surrounding the stove pipe. A central opening 7 is formed in the portion 6, and the opposite ends of the base member 5 taper and are provided with the downturned flanges 8, which in turn are formed at the lower extremities with the inwardly and upwardly extending flanges 9. The flanges 8'conf0rm to the shape of the outer side of the downturned flange on the top of the stove 1, and the flange 9 forms a hook for engaging the under side of the flange 0n the top of the stove to hold the base member 5 in place. The central aperture 7 receives the stove pipe, designated by the numeral 10, as clearly shown in the drawings. A plurality of apertures 7 are formed around the central opening 7, and secured within these apertures in any suitable manner are the rods 11, which extend upwardly in parallel relation and are secured at their upper ends to suitable eyes 12, which are secured in the ceiling 2. The upper ends of the rods pass through the eyes and are bent over to form loops, so that the said rods will remain in vertical position, as shown.

In order to reinforce the rods throughout their length, they are provided at spaced intervals with the wires 13, which are j oined to the rods at '14:, preferably by welding,

but it is to be understood that any other suitable method may be employed. The ends of the wires are lapped free and are designed to be intertwisted, as at 15, to form,

a rigid joint therebetween and thus enable the device to be used on stove pipes of various sizes.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the device is assembled, as illustrated in the drawings, and will effectively form a guard surrounding the stove pipe on all sides, and also form a support for said stove pipe in case the same may be struck. It will be apparent that the rods will proteet the pipe, and prevent the same from being struck by an object and becoming disjointed, thereby insuring the proper con ducting of the hot gases from the stove.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as Will fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. The combination With a stove, a stove pipe and ceiling of abuilding, of astovethe stove, the opening in the base plate being adapted to receive the stove pipe, the plate being also formed With a plurality of apertures disposed in spaced. relation and around the central opening, rods secured in the last named apertures and extending upwardly therefrom, means to secure the upper ends or the rods to the ceiling of the building, and Wires Welded to the rods and connect ing the same to hold them in parallel relation, said Wires surrounding the stove pipe and the ends of the Wires being intertWiste-d.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

ALEX. C. LESLIE.

Witnesses:

JOHN V. HINOH, Rosoon TUTTLE.

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